[micwawa]

Or some very ambitious consumer advocate needs to step up and form some sort of large scale consumer union. I would be "in."

[wpietri]

Absolutely. I'd join just on general principle.

I think this could also be pulled off by somebody like Costco. They already have a big membership and strong negotiating power. And a large part of their job is sorting through many possible merchandise options and only providing the good ones to their members. It'd be nice to see them take it a step further.